On January 11, 2020, a 30-year-old Jesse Hart (26-2, 21 KOs) and a 30-year-old Joe Smith Jr. (24-3, 20 KOs) met in the ring.
Hart came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 27 days. Smith Jr. was on a -1-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 2 days.
Joe Smith Jr. defeated Jesse Hart via split decision in the 10-round light-heavyweight fight. Smith Jr. improves his record to 25-3, while Hart adds a loss to his record at 26-3.
On December 14, 2018, Jesse Hart and Gilberto Ramírez met again in a rematch.
Hart came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days. Ramírez was on a 38-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 14 days.
Gilberto Ramírez defeated Jesse Hart via majority decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Ramírez improves his record to 39-0, while Hart adds a loss to his record at 25-2.
On September 22, 2017, a 28-year-old Jesse Hart (22-0, 18 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBO title held by 26-year-old Mexican boxer Gilberto Ramírez (35-0, 24 KOs).
Hart came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 14 days. Ramírez was on a 35-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months.
Gilberto Ramírez defeated Jesse Hart via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Ramírez improves his record to 36-0, while Hart adds a loss to his record at 22-1.